Rolling into remote Pick, Kentucky, wayward Californian Tom Jett finds himself surrounded by a host of characters who hint at murderous secrets that Tom must overcome before he can call the place his
With Britain braced for a German invasion, MI5 recruited an ex RNAS officer, come confidence trickster, called Walter Dicketts as a double agent. Codenamed Celery, Dicketts was sent to Lisbon with the
Although the economy has always been changing, ever more innovations now seem to accelerate the transformation process. Are there any laws governing the incessant global change? Does it accord with our intentions and desires and make us happier? Do our institutions and our democracies cope with the challenges? How does economic theory explain what is going on? In this volume, experts in the field discuss the advances that evolutionary economics has made in exploring questions like these. The broad range of topics include a review of the development of the field: its conceptual and methodological characteristics are outlined; problems posed by macroeconomic evolution and the institutional challenges are highlighted; and, last but not least, the implications of the evolution of the economy for wellbeing and sustainability are addressed. Taken together, the contributions demonstrate the potential of an evolutionary paradigm for making sense of economic change and for assessing its consequ
The perfect holiday gift for skating fans in the run-up to Winter Olympics XX: A living legend of women's figure skating offers her thoughtful, spirited perspective on balancing life and work, fe
A funny, fresh, and moving antidote to conventional attitudes about sex and the single woman. Emily Witt is single and in her 30s. Up until a few years ago, she still envisioned her sexual experience
Dr. Anne Witt has developed an effective tool to encourage the mastery of common rhythms for today's band student. Based on Igor Hudadoff's A Rhythm a Day, Witt's method targets the specific rhythmic
Fear is devastatingly real. All of us -- at some point -- have faced it. In fact, approximately one out of ten people has experienced a panic attack or a crisis situation. From fear of public speaking
For quite some time now, anyone who wanted to understand the universe's inner workings had only two places in which to turn. The first is an eclectic cast of "scientific" paradigms, which includes, bu
Using examples from a wide range of media, Witt (English, U. of Iowa) closely examines the intricate interrelationships that followed between African American women and the food culture. She describes
Modern economies never come to rest. From institutions to activities of production, trade, and consumption, everything is locked in processes of perpetual transformation – and so are our daily lives.
Substance and Essence in Aristotle is a close study of Aristotle's most profound - and perplexing - treatise: Books VII-IX of the Metaphysics. Charlotte Witt extracts from this text a coherent and pro
This pithy volume delves into the distinction between potentiality and actuality in book ix of Aristotle's Metaphysics . Questioning the dismissal of this book as a supplement to book vii and views t
